The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-18
THE THREE AGENCIES.
The Budding Brains of New York
Boy ConspiratOr.

New YORK, April l6.-While wef
hearing so much about the rip
brains that time is reaping for
tomb let us keep an eye ON the budd
brains that will blossom in the cof&l
years. It seems to me that there is iff04k!
days a breed of youngsters with minds
quickened to a degree unequaled in their
predecessors. / know scores of these boys,
the like Of whom l knew not in my own
boyhood-alert, sharp-witted knowing, and
full of that quality which used TO be called
"gumption." Their growth in this city APP
pears 10 be promoted mainly by three
things. Firstly, by the tremendous energy
Of New York life, which prompts an early de-
yelopment OF the faculties, stimulates their
action and tends TO what Is known as "level-
headedness." Secondly, by the common
school system. Go into these schools, look
at the discipline, scan the text books, watch
the mental drill and then see how the mind
and manners must be affected in the forma-
tive period between seven and fourteen.
Thirdly, by the daily papers. Multitudes of
Youngsters read other sheets nowadays be-
side the weekly story tellers, as everybody
is aware who keeps his eyes epen about
town. Thus they get a sInatterlng OK
knowledge of current affairs, social prog.
ress, political, business and practical life
that works profoundly upon their nature.
These three agencies, it seems to me, are
fertiiizing the boyish brain in wonderful
way
Ihave Just read the elaborate narrative
recently published by the lad Of 10, Arthur
Brunswick, who organized that extraordi.
nary conspiracy Of the District Telegraph
boys, which was exploded by his arrest,
and which brought him 20 trial in which
be narrowly escaped from term in Jail.
Brunswick is perhaps n rare specimen OF the
Youngsters whose bumps blossom under the
Influences here spoken of, but he IS, never
theess, a type of class which belongs es-
pecially TO this time. His job OF secretly
organizing his agile comrades was, in itself,
a piece Of extraordinary ingenuity, fun OK
all such arts as might be practiced by an
old and experienced hand and calculated
10 raise that alarm which led the corpora
tion 30 adopt vigorous measures for the ul-
derminng and suppression OF the Apex
Club But more remarkable even than
that Job is the fact that the whole of the
quaint and striking narrative OF it's orr
gin and overthrow was written by tha
youngster himself. Within two dsys from
the time that the subject was suggested to
him the manuscript of nearly 100 foolscap
folos was completed bv his own hand in al
most perfect shape tor the press without any
outside help whatever ] speak as a man OF
large experience IN composition when say
that the feat was one which have rarely
known 10 loo exceeded, even by practicod
writer's. though IL was brlnswick's first So
lious effort in the line. / confess that am
surprised beyond measure by his capacity Of
thought and narrative, no less than by his
style and language
n rs always interesting % study the bud
ding brains Of the young New York which
will hold the stage TOR good part of the
twentieth century, ard u s agreeable 70
welcome tho host of bright youngsters upon
Give them "a HhnN InHN SWiNTON
"HgkTiAaEs pf ihe jury, said lawyer iu !.
libel DiHn the other day maHf "a fniil fiaf boom
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